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Saturday Review

Hedda Gabler, Son of Joseph, Nadeem Aslam, Roger Hiorns, Maigret, Agatha Christie

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Ruth Wilson as Hedda Gabler, French film Son of Joseph, Nadeem Aslam's novel Golden Legend, Roger Hiorns at Ikon in Birmingham, and Maigret on ITV and Agatha Christie on BBC. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Preston
Interviewed Guest:
Stephanie Merritt
Interviewed Guest:
Jamila Gavin
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Saturday Review

Georgia O'Keeffe, Maggie's Plan, Robert lePage, The Association of Small Bombs, Brexit metaphors

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Georgia O'Keeffe at Tate Modern, Maggie's Plan, Robert lePage's Needles and Opium, The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan, the use of metaphors in the Brexit press. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Preston
Interviewed Guest:
Rosie Boycott
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Evans
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Saturday Review

Lady Macbeth, Obsession, See What I Have Done, Whitechapel Gallery, Griefcast

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Acclaimed British film Lady Macbeth, Ivo Van Hove's Obsession with Jude Law, Sarah Schmidt's See What I Have Done, Whitechapel Gallery Iself, Griefcast - a podcast about death. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Preston
Interviewed Guest:
Andrea Rose
Interviewed Guest:
Kit Davies
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Short Works

Series 1

The Man Who Loved Birds by Alex Preston

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

A man who grew up with birdsong misses it badly as an adult in the city. So he sets off on a journey. Read by Joe Sim. Show more

Contributors

Reader:
Joe Sims

Genres

Book at Bedtime

In Love and War

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

The party at the British Institute to celebrate the coronation of King George VI does not go according to plan. Show more

Book at Bedtime

In Love and War

Episode 7

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

As the world is plunged even deeper into war, Esmond and Ada travel to the coast on a mission for the Resistance. Show more

Book at Bedtime

In Love and War

Episode 9

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

As the struggle for Florence becomes bloodier by the day, so does Esmond and Ada's work for the Resistance. Show more

Book at Bedtime

In Love and War

Episode 10

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

With the Allies getting ever closer to Florence, Esmond and Bruno attempt a daring rescue mission at Blackshirt headquarters. Show more

Book at Bedtime

In Love and War

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

April 1937. At Croydon Aerodrome, Esmond says goodbye to his family and begins his journey to Florence. Show more

Book at Bedtime

In Love and War

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

While Goad recovers in hospital after Carita's attack, Esmond falls under the spell of Fiamma and Goad's son, Gerald. Show more

Book at Bedtime

In Love and War

Episode 8

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

With Florence now under occupation by the Germans, the Resistance steps up its operations to get the Jewish population to safety. Show more

Saturday Review

Here Lies Love, Palo Alto, Life Story, Being Mortal, Germany at the British Museum.

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

David Byrne's musical Here Lies Love, Gia Coppola's debut film Palo Alto, David Attenborough's Life Story on BBC One, Atul Gawande's Being Mortal and Germany at the British Museum. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Razia Iqbal
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Preston
Interviewed Guest:
Abigail Morris
Interviewed Guest:
Cahal Dallat
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Saturday Review

Apostasy, Exit The King, Olivia Laing, Memory Palace, Pride and Prejudice box set

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Apostasy: a film about Jehovah's Witnesses, Patrick Marber's Exit The King, Olivia Laing's first novel: Crudo, White Cube Gallery's Memory Palace, BBC Pride and Prejudice box set. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Preston
Interviewed Guest:
Kate Williams
Interviewed Guest:
Abigail Morris
Producer:
Oliver Jones

Saturday Review

The Death of Stalin, Philip Pullman, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Albion, Gunpowder

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Armandao Iannucci's the Death of Stalin, Philip Pullman's new trilogy: Part 1, La Belle Sauvage, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov at Tate Modern, Albion by Mike Bartlett, Gunpowder on BBC1. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Tom Sutcliffe
Interviewed Guest:
Melissa Harrison
Interviewed Guest:
Alex Preston
Interviewed Guest:
Amanda Craig
Producer:
Oliver Jones